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DANCERS 01 ? 1IPER1ALISI
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Train of National Evils in th Wake of
Territora1
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DISCREDITING TUE OBJtCT OF THE WAR
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iiiIIne thi 1)e1nrittInii uf CoIi
gr(9f 811(1 31ttkI our I'rufen-
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p 'jon. Carl Schurz wrftes to the Now Yotk
> Ondnt the tollowlng rra1gnmCflL of
' id to cek to trantorm a 'Vat entered
t1po' for btimanlty sake Into a gIaflt1C
land grabbIng scheme :
It. 19 remarkahle how thP moral ECflC , a
ivell n the rcnonflg fticu1tIei of PO5Ofl9
'who are ot1ierwIo quito upright and judi-
cIou , may omettmes become obscured
or confisFed by the Inlitlence of thee
vtolent currcflth of OtfflOfl whtci ) , fti
opiiIar par1afle ( . we call "crazes. "
Shortly after tim close of our cvI1
var ( lie IlOJOSItIOfl Was advanced flint the
atIonnI t > oiid should he paid off In depredated -
predated grcenbcks. and , as this Icka
seemed to take hold of the popular mind ,
persons. who , In their private tleallngs , were
scrupulously honest , would convince them-
Fe1va , and try to convince others , that a
way of paying (1e1)t ) which , between alan
and man they would have abhorred n Ut-
tcrly kna'Ish , would be verfectly just t
ndopt1 by the government as to ta bond
creIItorH. Wo had the ntne oxpeilenco
during the tiat-nioney ctaze In the 7O ,
before the resumption of specie payments.
and again later , during thu 3Uver craze. A
1 i1mIIar phenomenon we have had occusOfl
t to ohaerso iInce the day of Dowoys brfl-
Ilant victory In Manila harbor , which
HeOfllCI tO fldIt III our power a group of Sot-
oral hundred lslandi with a opii1atton o
over 8,000,000 souls , about 9,000 nillcs GWflY
froni our western coast , thus giving us an
Iniportont position in those distant seas. In
wiiicIt the cnonIzLng powers of Europe are
1)UBUY maneuvering for predominance.
This was to is a now sensation , ap-
varcntly Itlmclont to unsettle , In
the minds of many otherwise sober
, r nOd wdII-balnnced persons , aoL
.4' only all their old principles of policy , but
/ r even their sense of honor. The worti went
forth that the nation had suddenly "cotn
L ' to coI1tcIousncss ; " that Ihe Unttecl State3
' / must accept the "new mission' ° that it ii
no ioiigcr the more "United States ot Ainer-
Ica , ' but "Imperial Amcrca ; " that we at-
rccidy have "Asiatic and \Vest Indian posses-
slons , " which we must Iceep , that our "des-
tiny" Ioints ) to expansion , and so forth ad
inflnltum. I copy all those exclamatory cx-
prcsstons from an cIttorlal In the Independ-
Cot , where they appear with the Ingenuousness -
: ness of a fresh enthusIasm.
When we Inquire Into the real meaning
of these more or less ecstatic outbursts with
duo iobornesa we find that this new "mis-
sian" or "destiny" commands us to hare or
to get outside colonies-not as if our popula-
tImi hcut become too crowded in our present
boundarIes , for our large country Is but
thinly peopled ; nor as If we found the cc-
Boul.ccs of our country too scanty to Iccep
our People profitably employed , for our home
resources are not only not fully developed ,
but not oven fully explored ; nor as if we
needed outside POSSeSSIOnS for our foreign
cuinrurnerce , for we arc still very far front
fully suppyIng ) the foreIgn markets open to
us ; but we must have colonies , simply because -
.
cause we now have an opportunity forgettIng
some , no nkator whether we get them honorably -
ably , or ihetber their possession will be
good fr u hen vo hayo them.
I'Iie Declaration of Var.
As to the question of honesty In getting
them. I have again to quote the Independent ,
for it furnishes the most striking Illustration -
tion of the perversIon , by a prevailing crate ,
of the moral sense of otherwise scrupulously
upright men. The only authoritative ( icciara-
tlon of the purpose of our war against Spain
is found in the resolution adopted by congress -
gress , which contains the following clauses :
' "That the people of the Island of Cuba
are , nod of right ought to be , free and mdc-
pcntcnt , That the United States
hereby disclaims any dIspositIon or Intention
to exercise sovereignty1 jurisdiction or coo-
trot over said island. except for the paclilea-
tion thereof , and asserts Its determination ,
when that is accomplished. to leave the gov-
erament and control of the Island to Its pea-
\ , plc. "
, * ' , Nothing could be clearer and morn specific
_ t . - ' than this declaration. It was addressed not
only to Spain , not only to the Cubans , butte
to the people of the United States , and , In
fact , to all mankind. The United States
proclaimed to the whole world , and it WA
repeated in this country by press and speech
untold thousands of tirncs , that we waged
j this war against Spain from absolutely disInterested -
Interested anti hunianitorlan motIves. 3oiely
to delIver the suffering Cubans from Spanish
tyranny. Upon this ground we claimed the
sympathy of civilized mankind , and whoa
some European newspapers said that this
II P was all 8hazn antI hypocrisy and that our
. - real scheme was to grab the Spanish colonies
for ourselves our press and our public men
repelled the charge with vIrtuous lndigna-
tion , If ever a proclamation was ziioraily
binding as to the ) lego it iuvolved it was
this ,
But the Independent tells us that all this
goes for nothing anti that we hnvo a perfect
rIght to take and keep Cuba as well as the
rc8L of the Spanish colonies. The argument
deserves to ho quoted as a specimen Insplra-
tirni of till ) flC' "conscIousness. " It says :
"Jtist , think for a moment , The United
, States engaged to deliver Cuba , preferably
(
by , peace , by war If It must be. The presi-
dent's ultimatum to MinIster \Voodtord to
that effect was sent In plaIn English to him ,
in thu belief that Spain voulii steal It from
the wires and withhold it from our repro-
sentativu. i3jaln did both. Fortunately , our
minister , who was not without resources of
private informatIon , learned that fact as
soon as it occurred , and learned a'so ' the
attItude which Spain intended to talce
in regard to It , The order of events
hero Is important. Our mInister
first reijtvod , not tIme ultImatum , 'whIch
should have come to hIm at once , but the
official declaratIon by time Spanish government -
mont that the resolutions of congress. passed
three days before , bad ended dIplomatic relations -
_
& lations between the gpvernmnents , lie at
once accepted the ofllclnl declaratIon , ro-
celved hIs iassiorts , and left 131)ain wjthout
presenting the ultimatum at all.
The ircsItIciit Immediately accepted war
as a fact , by the act of Spain , We had
nrndv Cuba amiti her delIverance our sole ob.
Jective , The vrcscntation of our ultImatum
might have held us to that , By denying
access to ( tie ultimatum , Spain hot only
freed us front it , as to her , but also launched
war on us , in a way to make ( be Injury of
' 4 our whole country lice program , and our
' .z disablement of her at every point both our
opportunity aitmi our right. "
.t Iiril 014 IgimI Ion ,
'
" It is hartlly necessary to eoniiucflt UIOfl
thIs statement , which charges the president
with a sly trick by thIcli to find zprctext
for pervertlng the whole nurpoac of the
war , and whIch argues that the proclaicta-
tion to the stbol world Involving a role'rnn
pledge , made by the congress of the UnIted
States , loses all its morally bInding farce ,
because the Spanish ovcrnmont fell Into a
traI adroitly set for It. and did not regu.
larly receive and receipt fur the ultimatum.
The independent Is a religious newspaper ,
devoted , no doubt In perfect sincerity , to
the teaching of relIgIous doctrine , of truth.
fulnese , honesty , fidelity to one's word , and
righteousness generally , It would ccc-
tapnIy not teach its readers to shirk their
moral obligations In prIvate life by such qulb.1
bies nnd subterfuges as those by which the
fitatement quoted seeks to justIfy the tak-
lag and keeplag by the United States of
Cubst and the other Spanish colonIes after
the resolution adopted by congress. it has
evidently fallen a victim to the crate , nd
will , I trust , soon join In the prayer that If
these are to be the effects of the new "con-
sclousness" and "mIssion" anti "destiny"
upon the moral sense of time American pro-
plo , the Lord in Ills mercy may speedily
delIver tis from the evil.
Of the same charnetr and tCndency is the
assertion , currently put forth by imperialIst
papers , that if we deliver the oppressed
veople of Cuba , of Porto Rico and of tha
l'bilippine islands of the Spanish tyranny ,
we shall he morally responsible for their
future welfare , and that it this can
ho best secured by annexation to the
United States we shalt not only be
authorIzed , but morally obtigeil to annex
them. Is thIs reasonable ? Vhen , before
tile war , the rIght and duty of Intervention
In Cuba was being dIscued , the following
Illustration was tised by way of argtmmnent
"My neighbor Is an ol brute , who cruelly
maitreats hIs chlidton. I wItness across the
fene in my back yard how lie mercilessly
cudgels one of hIs daughters and kIcks her
nIgh to death , Is it Ot my moral duty to
jump over the fence and to rescue the girl
from the brutality of her unnatural parent ? '
I aeccot the sImile , but I say : "If It Is
my moral duty to rescue the girl , it does
not follow that , after I have knocked down
the old tyrant and rescued the girl , it wIll
also , If she cannot take care of herself , be
my moral duty to marry her or to adopt
her as a daughter and take her Into my
own household as a permanent member of
my family. for she may he very undesIrable
company for my own children. " And thIs
Is the real point to be considered as to
whether the limtving of those colonies would
be good for us , . .
tIIskd : 1per1iiteiiN.
Is there it conscientious and sober-minded
man among time ImperIalIsts who wilt dciiy
thnt in ilecldlng this question of cxpnnsioii
the welfare of our own people should be our
first consideration ? Is there one who wIll
deny that It would be an exceedingly risky
experIment to annex Ctiba and Porto lilco
and the Philippines nail to Incorporate thorn
In our political system as states on an
equal tooting vitli the other states , not
only to govern themselves , but to take
vnrt In govoriiing the 'hole republIc , wIth
such populations as they have , and con-
stdering that , owIng to the inilueiices of the
tropical climate , those populations wIll
never be like ours ? AntI Is there one who
will deny that It wIll be an equally risky
experiment to annex those countries and
to govern tllCflt in the pro-consular way-
It system of government which , nide from
overthrowing all the fundamental prInciples
of our InstItutions , would be likely-I might
say certain-to bring into our politics a flood
of corruptIon ?
I know It. Is pretended by some of the Im-
porlalists that of late our statesmanship has
been at a low ebb , because it had to deal
only wIth parochial questions , that our
country was too small for great statesmen -
men , that we needed expansion to
make our views larger , that if we
only obeyed our new "consciousness" and
recognIzed our "dctiny. " such small topics
as silver and the tariff would ho crowded
out by vast International interests , and that
greater responsIbilIties would not only make
us broader In our conceptions and wiser , but
also more virtuous. We heard similar
predictIons when "Greater New York" was
itt Issue. We were told that the larger
responsIbilIty for so great a city as that
would be would arouse the citizens from
their apathy to a firm determination that
only the best and wisest mca should be In
the high places thereof. The first resuit
was the restoration of old Taminany hail
to power. Does any one believe that if we
annex the Spanish colonies Bosses Croker
and Platt wilt lose their power , and Now
York City will send Joph Choate and
Seth Low to congress instead of Suizer and
Quigg ? We have heard much of th.e Sugar
trust exercising great Influence In congress.
The first effect of the annexation of the
SpanIsh colonies would be likely to add to
the Sugar trust a Manila combine and a
Cuba and Porto RIco ring workIng to get
favorable legislation from congress for their
own enrichment. I certaInty (10 not despair
of the purifidation of our politics. But I
look for it in the concentration of the
people's attention upon our home affairs , not
in Its lIstractIon train thent and iii the
multiplication of the elements of corruption ,
here lIes what I deelli the first duty time
American people owe to themsolves-not the
care for the people of Cuba , Porto Rico and
the PhiliVpinea. After liberatIng them we
should do for them the best we can , hut in
any event keep them out of our own house.
hold ,
There are many other phases of tills great
stibjecttho matter of expense , for Instance
-which I cannot discuss hero for lack of
space. I will only add that I expect this
craze to iass over as other crazes have
passed before when the searchlights of
PUblic dIscussion were turned upon thorn ,
It is said that the republicans are likely to
make the expansion policy a PartY issue
and that they rely for their tritnupim upon
the war-cry and upon the unpopularity of
the iicnocrntIc sliver polIcy with the conservative -
servative citizens of the country. This may
prove a miscalculatIon. I have seen several
very earliest sound money men who reason
thus : "A victory of the sIlver party would
be a great calamity , but a calamity vhhch
in time course of time may be repaired. Tbo
annexation of the Spanish colonies would be
In its conseqtionces a greater calamity which
can never be repaired. s between the two ,
we would rather take our chances wIth the
first. " how far this feeling extends I do
not knott' ; posalbW very far. It.
wIll be lIkely to make itself very
much felt , if not In the congressional
elections of this year , then certainly In the
presidential electIon two years hence , when
tIme bills will have begun to come in and
time People will have gained a real "con-
ectousness" of what It all menus ,
( ' , ) i I ( P Ito I iii I iig.
COLORADO SPRINGS , July 23-Spechal. ( )
-The new chemical laboratory of the State
Airiculturai college has just been finIshed
at a cost of 527,000 , nail the apparatus and
supplies of the department have been trans.
ferred front the old building to the miew.
Prof. W. I' , Ilailden , who has charge of the
departments and his assistants , are now
busily engaged In fittIng up tbQ various
roonis of tIme new buildimig and wIll hare
everythtng In readiness for the opening of
the fall term of the college in September ,
Two thousaild dollars worth of appar.ttus
will be added to that already on hand. The
new buIldIng Is very commodious and well
arranged ,
FEDERAL BUILDING NOTES ,
The emnulter received four corn of ore
from British Columbia yesterday morning.
A carload of tea passed Ihimough the cue-
torn house yesterday mornIng enriching the
treasury , to the extent of 2,100 ,
Votntaster lueiitt Macthu left yesterday
for North \Veynioutim , Muss , , where lie cIIi
spcnd a few ulays with his family ,
Judge Munger of the federal court , United
States District Attorney Sawyer aiil Clerk
lhllila of the federal court returned yesterday -
day from a few days fishing trip on Lake
Washington , ? 'ilun ,
Ieputy United States Marshal Alien re-
turIol yesterday ( corn Pender , where ho
had a number of cases before CommissIoner
Sloan. Charles Hughes of Pender was
brought before the commissioner on the
charge of selling 'hluky to IndIans nail his
case wa continued until August 22. Franlc
Norton was brought up for the same offence
and discharged , 'F , 1' . Yocuin of lznersou
also had a hearing on the same 1targe and
his case was continued until August 10.
: ECHOES OF THE ANTE ROOM
With the hot weather has come a loss of
Intert in fraternal meetIngs , Th Elks
and several other lodges have given up theIr
weekly meetings until tue first of Septemlior
and come together only onctu a month.
Meetings imist be of more than ordinary Interest -
terest to attract a crowd when there are so
many counter attractions which take place
in a cooler lilace than the average lodge
room , But the fraternal organizations have
¶ ietcrminel ( not to abandon social nctivlty
altogether and picnics and other outings
are the order of the day. The Modern \VooI-
men will sot the ball to rolling on July 27
when theIr Onatmal pIcnIc conies oil at Ar-
llngton4 On August 6 Clan ( Jordan , Order
of Scottish clans , will hold a picnic and Cale-
donlan gaines at Syndicate park. The Elks
hare an afternoon's outing planned to take
place some tlnio In the near future. The Fm-
ternity and Iltisitiess Association will echo'
brato Its reorganization with a granil PicnIc
which will probably be given on August IC ,
the day following the associatIon's day at the
expositlob. On the evening of August 3
Monclamin lodge of the rraternnl Union of
America will take a trip up the river on the
steamer Jacob Itlclitmuan ,
I , ( , r'M t' CU.
Time econd annual session of the high
court of ( lie Forreters of Nebraska met iii
Ontalia on July 19. On account of the ill-
lucas of M. A. flail , 11. C. It. , F , M. ilender-
son , II. V. C. It , presided fit the openIng
nail called W. A.Vyatt , formerly Il. C. It.
of 1iszotmri , to the chair. Mr. Wyatt's knowledge -
edge of Forcetmy and executive abIlity rere
of great advantage to the sessIon and on-
aided it to , llspoeo of all lntportant business
in an entIrely satIsfactory manner. fle-
po'ts from the omcers were flIt r.'acl and
showed the court to be In a flourIshing con-
diLlon. The niernberslilp has increased oh-
most 100 per cent and the treasury contuins
a surplus.
The following oiflcers were elected for the
ensuIng year : Dr. J. M. AiIcIn , H. It. C. ;
Matthew A. hall , P. 11. It. C. ; Jaities Muir ,
H. V. 0. It. ; P. L. Coontbs , II , S. ; Charles
' Ilumnholt , II. T. ; Dr. C. M. Schindcl , II. I' . ;
E. J. Sullivan , U. C.
T. L. Coomnbs was the unanimous choice
of the court for delegate to the supreme
meeting , which Is to be held in Toronto ,
Canada , during August. It was chiefly
tbrotmgh Mr. Coonths' efforts that the flight
court of Nebraska was established mid this
honor comes to him as a reward for the
Interest he has manlfetted In the work. Mr.
Coombs was Instructed to call the attention
of all the delegates to the supreme meeting
to the Trausmississippi Exposition and hopes
to bring a delegation of visitors back wIth
him. He was also instructed to vOte or the
admissIon of women to mortuary benefits.
All the business of the session was corn-
pleted during the afternoon and the delegates -
gates were entertained at the exposition In
the evenIng as guests of the High court
officers.
! oilerii % % 'ooliiton of America ,
Welcome news has been received from
the hea4 council in the shape of an an-
notmnccrnent that there will be no assess-
meat for August and that unless some Unusual -
usual mortality occurs another assessment
will be skipped In Novembr , makIng only
mime assessments for the year , the lowest
number sinca 1SSO.
At the close of the last , meeting of the
executive counqil it was ordered that a
handsnnte banner b presented to the camp
in each state whIch has the largest mont-
bership in good standing on December 31 ,
1898. The banner is to be transferred to
the camp having the lamgeet membership
each succeeding year. The largest camps
in Nebraska are : No. 120 , Omaha , mom-
berahlp 616 ; No. 1,454 , Omaha , membershIp
444 ; No. 2,266 , Lincoln , membershIp 367 ;
o. 945 , Omaha , membership , 273.
Preparations for the annual picnic of the
District Log RottIng association at Arhing-
ton on July 27 have becu completed , and
the Woodnien expect to have the most
successful picnic evei' given under theIr
auspices. The special train bearing the
'picnIckers will leave the Webster street rio-
pot at a. at. During the ilay an Inter-
eating program will be carried out. Among
thin other attractions will be a competitive
drill by the Foresters.
H. & M. camp No. 2,722 gave a successful -
ful Ice cream social at Woodman hall on
Friday evening.
KiuigiltU of I'niins ,
Extensive preparations are being made for
the entertaInment of time Pytbians who will
vIsit Omaha on Iowa Pythian day , August .
The grand ledge of Iowa assembles at Coun-
oIl l3Iutfs on August 10 , so all l'ythians who
attend that meeting will conic one clay ear-
11cr and help swell the crowd which will attend -
tend the exposition on that day , The local
committees are preparing for from 5,000 to
7,000 Pythlans on that day.
Arrangements are pending for the setting
aside of a day as Missouri Pythlan ilay and
October 3 has been set apart as a National
Pythian day.
Triune lodge , No. 56 , worked the first rank
oil two candidates on Tuesday night and will
put the sante candidates through the second
ronk on next Tuesday night.
Frank Barry , grand keeper of records and
seals \S'lsconsln and editor of the Pythilan
Age , was a guest of Will L , Scltun last week.
Mr. Scism also ontertnlncd Br1gadie Oeural
DeCastro of the uniform rank of Nobraska.
Mr. DeCastro's home is at Kimball.
Nehraska lodge , No , 1 , elected A. H. Mur-
dock , John T , Dailey and C. W. Kalteier as
delegates to the grand lodge of Nebraska
which meets iii Omaha on the second 'rues.
day of next October , Wlllinuit Berg , John J ,
l3oucher and Met H. hloerner were chosen
as alternates.
Vidiiicii of tIme Yorid ,
Sovereign Visitor , the official hoper , is
gIving the exposition every encouragement
In tIme world in the way of preaching of
the good thIngs to be seen 1)3' comIng to
Omaha and the consequence is members of
the order from every state in the union are
here vlalting tIme exposition every day in
the week at oum solIcitation and also taking
in the cIty ,
The Woodmen of the World day arrange.
ntents are being perfected all 'over the
country In a satisfactory Wa ) ' , low rates
on every raIlroad are assured and Omaha
will see one of the greatest fraternal parades
on September i , Wooilmeu of the World
day , that it has ever aeon ,
The Missouri and Kansas Log Rolling ns-
soclation 'ihl bold Its annual itIcnIc at
Sedahin , Mo , , September 29 , when it is ox-
jiected that at least 10,000'oodmnen will
ho in parade ,
The Canadian jurisdiction of this order
Is doIng a floumishlng business autul spreading -
ing throughout OntarIo at a rapid gait.
Jubilee camp of Toronto has just organ.
ized a brass band composed of thirty-six
members of the order and Is spoken of very
highly by the daily papers of that city
as one of tIme best bands I Canada.
The Eastern Iowa Picnic association will
hiohil Us first annual festivities at Davenport -
port , Ia. , August 14 , All eastern Iowa vill
be represented and a great crowd and a
big tIme are looked for ,
Itcd Mcii ,
Red den'a day at the exposItIon , August
10 , and Tennessee lied Men's day' , August
11 , rornlee to be two of the most success.
ful fraternal days. On August 10 the dde-
gatlon front Toanessee comprising about
o0 uniformed inca , the gammd officers of the
order and probably 1,000 additional Red
Men , wll arrive at the Union depot , where
represen.atIvee of all the local lodges , cx-
posItIon directors and other prominent people -
plo will be in waiting. Carriages will ho
supplied to the visItors amid a parade wIll
its made through ( he city before going to
th expositIon grounds , where appropriate
ceremonies will be held ,
August It will be the day of the big
sham battles given by the unIformed mem-
hers of the order. These battles were one
of the greatest successes at the Nashville
exposition and wIll be conducted on a more
magnIficent scale here. Au effort wIll be
maile to have alt the IndIans from the In-
dlr.n Congress John in ( ho battles In order
to make them more realistIc.
A. 0. V. S' ,
At the meeting of Union l'aclflc lodge , No.
17 , on FrIday evening last eight applications
were received nail several that hmail passed
the prelIminary examinatIon weje bahtotc'tl
for , Deputy Grand Master Workman -
man Van Dyke 1us been with
this lodge durIng the lnt week and
thio result of his labor is shown by fifteen
new applications , whIch will swell the mcmii-
bcrshlp to 512 , A number of visitors from
sIster jurisdlction8 were present and mc-
jiorted time work of spreadIng the protectIon
of tim order as being rigorously Pushed all
along the lIne. Time supreme lodge at Its
recent alerting levied an ossesantent of 50
cents per capita to meet death losses occurring -
curring among these vhmo have enlisted in
thu service. ft may not be generally known ,
but among the Nebraska troops now at the
front this order is well represented , espe.
chilly in thin line of leadIng officers , Colonels
Bills and llryan and Chimidain Tate b'intr
members of the order , thus showing that
they are hot only loyal to the organization
t1ioso prlmclllcs are charity and protection -
tion , bitt to that flag whIch guarantees 'lIre ,
liberty and the pursuit of happIness" to nh
of God's creatures.
4iiiis of VetcL'giiN.
Thie order is llal'Ing ) an Iniportant part
In the lwesent war , almost one-thIrd of
the members of the order being enlisted
at present and many nioro being ready to
enlist at the next call , So far only two
whole companies of Soiis \'oterazta have
succeeded In enhistimig , otto of these vua
front Detroit , the other front St. Paul. The
DetroIt company was among the first to
land at Santiago , and seventeen members
of the company wore killed , many more
hieing wounded.
The national encampment whIch is to be
held hero September 12 to 17 , will ho one
of the largest meotirgs held In Omaha during -
ing the expositIon. There will be 487 delegates -
gates alone , and probably ten times that
many visiting members. Among thio promi-
neat guests who wilt attend Is Major
Charles K. Darling , commander in chief ,
who Is at present with the Sixth Massachu-
sotta at Santiago , but who will comae to
Ounahia if It Is possible for him to leave
his command at that time.
A. H. Rawitzor spent a part of last week
In Chicago making arrangements for the
national encampment.
OmitS P'lhpws.
State lodge No. 10 InitIated two members -
bers on Monday night.
Ituth Rebuknb lodge No. 1 inItiated three
camididatcs on Saturday night and enter-
tallied a party of visitors from IllinoIs.
11ev. II. D. Fisher , a prominent Odd Fellow -
low who was At one tIme pastor of the
First Methodist church and llyes in To-
peka , is an Omaha visitor. 11ev. Fisher
was among the early abolitionists in Kansas -
sas amid has lectured and written extensively -
sively of his experiences In the days of
"underground railroads. "
From the Interest which Is being mani-
fasted In Odd Fellows' day at the exposition -
tion , October 17 , the local committee ox-
poets to have 30,000 Odd Fellows in Omaha
at that time. The order has a membership -
ship of almost 1,000,000 in the United States
to draw from.
Order of ScottiUll dunN ,
Clan Cordon , No. 63 , held its regular
meeting at 212 North Sixteenth street Tuesday -
day evening. After the initiatory ceremonies
bad boon completed the celebrated piper ,
Alexander Gray , was introduced and enter.
tamed the clansmen for an hour.
Clan Gordon expects to have the pleasure
of entertaInIng Piper Findlatter during
next season. He Is thin piper who played
the gallant Gordons to victory at Dargai
Ridge flfldI was severely wounded at that
time.Viuiie he lay in the hospital the queen
honored hIm with a VIctoria cross whIch
she herself fastened on his breast ,
Arrangements are being made for the clan
plcitic and Caledonlan games to be given at
Syndicate park on August 6 and a good
time is promised.
Itu-nL lligitlniiilei'u ,
On July 22 Lincoln Castle , No , 117 , of the
Royal hiighlanders was established at North
Platte liyV. . S. Woilard and It. J. Coles of
York. The following Is a list of the officers
wilD were elected and installed : E. 13.
Waraer , P. I. P. ; J , S. Hoagiand , I. 14. ;
William Ebrighit , C. C , ; T. 0. Patterson ,
\v. E. ; 13 , C , Clinton , S. ; C , L. Adams , I. ;
14 , L. Steele , W , ; C , A. Kitzmiiler , 5 , ; rt , n ,
Peale , II. ; A. E. I'arfons , U. ; F , D. Wright ,
F , W. C. ; Jesse Norton , S. W. C. ; 0. A.
\Voir , C. S. ; 31. II , 1)ouglas , C , A. ; W. V.
Hongland , F. P. C. ; J. Q , Wilcox , 5 , p. C , ;
11. ltl. Grimes , T. P. C. ; V. Lucas , P. 1. ;
F' . F. Dennis , P. E. ; W. J. Pinkerton , F , E ,
l'ral . 'rimnl Umiloim of A , ni'rlen ,
Miss Hanson ofVymore , Nch , , visited
Banner lodge on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Id. E. Ifolton Is visitIng tier son In
Arkansas anti wIll visit the lodgeN of the
Fraternal unIon in Kansas City on her return -
turn home ,
About forty-five members of the order
surprised John Dorm on one night of last
week by coming in unexpectedly auth taking
poSsession of his home , They brought re-
frcslimenta with thent and spent a pleasant
evening ,
hinMi , miii F'ruiti'riinl ANNIcifltioi , ,
The two lodges at Lincoln consolIdated on
Thursday evening , W. II , l3rown of Omaha
was present and vssIsted in tim exercises.
August 15 has been chosen as the asso-
elation's day at the exposition , As the mem-
lcrship is confined to Nebraska and Iowa ,
all the members are so near to Omaha that
a large attendance is expected on that day.
Roger Dickens vIsited lodges in Iowa
durliig last week ,
St'cr't $ otit't' % , , tes ,
Chancellor W , M , ( iuilwltts of the Itoyal
Oaks visited Plattsmouth dum'Ing last week.
Fraternal Commissioner Reese nail Mrs.
Reese are still in Colorado on their vaca-
tion.
tion.St.
St. John's lodge , Ancient , Free and Ac-
eepted Masons , worked the second degree
on one candidate on Monday night and will
work the third degree on the same candi.
date this week , which will end nil degree
work with that lodge untii September.
Laurel Hive , No , 1P , Ladies of the Mac-
cabees , gave an enjoyable lawa social at
time home of Mrs. Albert Willoughby , 2014
Nicholas Street , on Thursday. In the course
of the evening a fine musical program was
rendered , a number by Grace A. Crawford
being especially veli received ,
l'oiice iIi , , gi M'serV ,
The wife of an Iowa Methodist preacher
was swindled out of $25 , her watch , car
rings and other articles of jewelry In a
Sixteenth street wine roommi Monday night.
The police refuse to divulge the wonton's
name or the name of her resident city and
declIne to discuss the robbery , The womaim
was decoycd into the lilaco by a man who
professed to know tier and administered
drugged liauor. While in a stupor the tel-
low took her 'u'nluablee , tearing the rings
from her fingers , cutting the flesh badly in
so doing. When the woman returned to con-
sc'iousness site annie her way to the polIce
station and reported her loss.
The wontan swore the police to secrecy
as to her Identity , She is still in the city ,
aiding thn police to the search for hem' as-
sallant , but her reslulnce is unknown
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ART AT THE EXPOSITIU1
( _ , _ .
, , . Juilen Dupme must not be confounded
with Jules 1)umpro , who was the friend of
flousacan and Miller and who died in ISSO.
Jule3 Dupro a countryman who corn-
menced his artist's earect by painting on
china , but later devoted bInterlf solely to
landscape and marine. lie and his fricmuls
of 'the flarbtzon school In France and Constable -
stable In Engtand at The tiend of ( Ito
nets. movement iii landscape paInting , Tltey
revolted trni the conventIonal , hiatomlo
landscape and becante ardent disciples tif
nature and had for their object the dc-
lterance of etptive nature from the bondage -
age In which she find so long been held
by the academical plntera. "Dupre loves
(0 I'Mitt the scenery of weatern Fraimec ,
where barren hililocka , low-hying itlains
overgrown vith heather , stagnant pools of
water and ragged shrubs are tounil at the
bate of the rocky mountains. Sometimes
ho shows mis matttle in a nicadOtv nrir a
wood , sleeping tinder an oak , or wading
through a shallow ford : at other times sonic
dreary and desolate hovel tmmler tue lea of
wind-tossrd trees ; or ie leads us across
U sunburnt contnion , by the side of bit
of forest , toward 'the ' deserted village , when
the atniospitero overhead Is dry and op-
presalve lit the heats of midsummer , lie
is aIvaya true In his rendering of the nt-
niosphere , of the cooling mokturo in it
that rises from saturated vegetation after a
storm. or the sultry glare of droutli , or
the lance of a sunbeam , or drift of a
cloud , or the niirror of the sky tn a pcofl
It is nl"ayiu the air-real air that you acorn
to breathe , that. fasctnates you , and gives
life and reality to thio canvas. "
Thus writes a crItic of Dupre's work ,
yet compared to the Dupro of today his
pictures scent brown , thick and heavy as
one can see train the two examples at
the expositlon-NOS. 142 and 142 , Juliati
Duipre , while not a painter of light as was
Ilastlemi Lepago or Manet , or many of his
fellow artists of today , shows a knowledge
oiirl power of representing aerial perspec-
of which the
tire , a grasp of chiaroscuro
oUter Dupre knew btut little. lie is nhove
all a painter of cattle and of simple form-
yard subjects. Ills pictures are not ideal ,
nor philosophical , nor especially Inteliec-
tuith , the ) ' are realistic portrayals of the
unaffected incidents of the huniblo country
folk. He Ii ; content lit depicting a peasant
woman watching her cows drink front the
tuhful of water , with sheep browaitig mtear
by-No. itS-a commentary on the quiet
ticaceful life of the country woman. Or he
represents her at her busy hour-The Milk-
lag Time-a picture exhibIted here ievemnl
years ago , and hic1i most ot us remember
, 144 lie shows what
% l'ittt pleastire. In No
a ataster he Is of the anatomy of thin
cow. The picture depicts a conIict ( between
tIme cow , in her eltorta for freedom and
her mistress' will. The peasant woman baa
just driven lit the tether-stick with the
maul , which always lies In the pasture for
that purpose ; she Is about to leave the
cow to graze there , when In its longing
to join seine cattle in the middle distance ,
it breaks the tether. She grasps the broken
rope and with the full weight of her hotly
braced backward she pulls in one dlrec-
tion. while the cow strides on. TItle is not
a drawing-room animal like the shook crea-
Lure of William Howe-No. 267-it is shaggy
and dirt ) ' , strong and natural. It Is difficult -
cult matter enough to paint the figure of a
woman in such violent action , but as a
cow will not pose it is necessary that the
painter should be a master of the anatomy
to represent so forcibly its movement. The
whole composition Is interesting. In the
distance a cottage witb smoking chimney
nestles among the trees ; in the middle distance -
tanco some cattle are comfortably lying in
the pasture. thirough vhich flows a little
stream , In the foreground the peasant in
her wooden shoes struggles with the cow.
\'hilo the picture is not vibrating with the
light which many painters make the fIrst
object and many critics demand as the first
requisite of a good picture , It is atmos-
pherie , the drawing Is masterly , incomparably -
parably firm and the general impression
quite of the first order. Others may have
greater Ingenuity and subtlety and have
carrIed qualities of execution much fur-
flier , but Dupro observes the character , both
human and animal , with an unfaIlIng truthfulness -
fulness and shows quiet good ttsto in the
arrangement of his simple subjects ,
lie is not an Idyllic poet , as JuUs Breton
is ; neither does ho depict the more serious
aspect of country life , as iloes Dagnan-
Bouveret , nor the pathos of the toilers , as
did I3astien Lepage , nor the endless labor
of the peasantry , which Lliermnitte paints.
Ho is rather a bucolic poet , content with
the small , every-day incidents nail affairs
of countfy life , which ho paints In a
str"htfot'ward , frank manner.
ETHEL , EVANS.
MUSICAL NUTES
Rosenthal is now in excellent health , haying -
ing playeui in England anti Italy last month.
At present lie is ruisticating in the Tyrol ,
preparing for his American tour , which
opens in New York City an he evening
of October 2 In Carnegie Music ball ,
Mrs. U. W. Johiliston , Miss Coma Chiaffee ,
Mm' . L. hlazleton and Mr. hlavorst clc have
been engageih for two' weeks of comicert.
tvoric itt tito Chautauqua mit Long Pine , Neb ,
They will have the assistance of a chorus of
about 100 voices. They leave this afternoon -
noon for Long Pine.
Mme , Scalcbi anti a conipany of artists
announce atm American tour for the comhig
reason aiid bealdea the regular concert pro-
grain will give scenes iii costume froni ( a.
vorito operas , antoag which ama mentioned
"Semlmnmide , " by itossioi ; " 11 Tmovatoro , "
by Verdi ; "Faust , " by flounod , and
"Martha. " by F'iotow. The season wIll begin -
gin esily in October.
Cache Loraine Is tile name of the ) 'ou'g
prima donna sopraro who vll niche tier
appearance In this country durIng the coin-
lag season. She is said to be of a most
prepossessing appearance and an artist of
rare abIlity , possessing a most beautiful
l'oico. Althongh American by birth , Mia
Lomaino has never been heard in her own
country.
Mi arrangements liars been completed for
the opening of the Qvicie Minim
Virtuoso School of Violin at Stein.
way ball In New 'crk City durIng -
Ing the fIrst week In August. Mr. Musin
is expected to arrIve iii this country the
latter part of this month , having just finished -
ished with ; his t'xanilnatlona at the Itoyal
Conservatory of Music in Liege , Belgium ,
ilemtry Wnlfson , manager , of New York ,
aiinounces for the coming season a large
number of artists and musical attractions.
among these are Rosenthal , Siloti , Joseffy ,
MacBewaIl and Aus Per Ohme , pianists ; Mar-
teau. Camlhla Ursa and Musin , violinists ;
Cecile Loraine , Cadski , itathierimie Fiske ,
Gertrude May Stein , Whitney Mockeridge ,
WillIam 11 , ltieger , Even Williams , John C.
Dempsey and Campanari , vocalists ; also the
Knoisel quartet of Boston , the Splerlng
quartet of Chicago and the Berlin Phtilhar-
manic orchestra , under the direction of Arthur -
thur Nikiech ,
Miss Lull d'Angelo llergh of New York
was in this city last veek on her way to
Colorado Springs. Situ stopped off bevemal
days iii order to visit the exposition and Ia-
cldezitail' met a number of the musical people -
plo of Omaha , Miss iierghi is one of the
best known vocal teachers in this city of
New York. 11cr girlhood was iiassed In
Germany , where , by her own industry , she
earned all the expenses of her musical cdii-
cation and contributed to the support of tier
family , She is a thoroughily educated musI-
clan and baa studIed with some of the
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EDIICA TJONAI4.
St. Catherine's
Academy
18th and Cuss Streets ,
WILL BE OPEN
As a Guest House for Ladies
during the months of July
and August.
leading teachers In England and on the
continent , tier voice is a cohorature io-
pmano , In 18117 she received a decoration
in France for 11cr musical services , It is
very likely that she will give a song re-
cltai In this city early In September under -
der the auspices of the Womnaim's club ,
l'rct I Suiaoth ( IIiok Vorl&cr ,
Time skillful check forger who ilefrau'.kd
thin Mercer hotel out of $4 by means of a
bogus check ahiegeil to have boon Issued
by thu Carpenter i'aper company vlctlnilled
the Krug tirewing company's cashier out
of 165 by means of the Sammie character of
check'
lie t'orked the same plait at the Erug
Brewing cnnipany'a office of running In hat.
lees anti coatiess , as If lie had just left
some office as hme did at the Mercer hotel ,
lie attempted to work the same scheme at
several other places , but ( ailed ,
Loolcing for a l'rotyier ,
Adam Sorbctrt of 4615 North Thirty-soy-
oath street has rondo complaInt to the po-
hlco of a man who linings about hue home
nIghtly and tvlio takes a delight In cliasimig
woman and children.
Friday night Mrs. J , Larson of Thirty-
seventh and Fowler streets was chased by
the man and so badly frightened that she
almost bad hysterics , 'l'hie fellow bides In
the tall weeds near Serhiert's resIdence , It
is believed lie Is insane. Au officer tt'as
detailed to watcb for the man last night ,
BrowneD Dull
Opeiis Sept , 1fJtl , 181)8 ,
Iioztrdliig and flay School for Glrni
tinder thin direction of lit. 11ev. George
WorthIngton , LI , P. D , , LL. D , Primary ,
preparatory and collegiate courses , Corn-
potent corps of teachers , Moclqrn mactb.
ofiui and ovary advantage offered , Htrict
atteumtlon natd to tlto morni. nintni . , , , i
PhYsical svcii being of the students , Dipio.
nias conferred , l'repares for all cohieges
open . to women , Special courses in High.
en. ilniglisim , Sciences , Ancient and Modamui
Langunges , Music and Art. Terms mud.
crate , Iluiidlmig repaired and in excellent
order , Sanitary plumbing. SatIsfactory
steam heating.
Parents and guardians desirIng to enter
pulilis will please send for catuioguo , or
apply ileranmialil' to
Mrs. L .R. Upton , Prii.
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Ste Mary's ' Academy
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